Bristol Big'Uns / New Lion Rampant Rules

**Posted by Old g*t** 05/6/2020 4:15 AM

Looks like there's a new rule set covering the Crusades.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/411956772300198?view=permalink&id=1550846808411183&anchor_composer=false&ref=content_filter

Came as a bit of a surprise to me!

Enjoy

**Posted by AndyT** 05/6/2020 5:28 AM

I need to paint my Saracens then

**Posted by Old g*t** 05/6/2020 6:07 AM

I've not seen it on the Osprey site, and at 147+ pages, I wonder if it will be published elsewhere.

Needless to say I have a MASSIVE number of 20mm Saracens.

Cheers

Last edited by Old g*t (05/6/2020 7:48 AM)

**Posted by Old g*t** 05/6/2020 6:09 AM

Looking at this further I found:

The brainchild of Dr Gianluca, to use wargames to teach history, has given birth to Lion Rampant The Crusader States. Written in conjunction with Daniel Mersey and published with support from the University of Edinburgh, the Crusader States will include 12 scenarios, that are playable individually, or you can link them together for a campaign.

**Posted by Old g*t** 05/6/2020 7:55 AM

More meat here:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301712/lion-rampant-crusader-states#:~:text=Classification&text=Lion%20Rampant%3A%20The%20Crusader%20States%20is%20an%20expansion%20for%20Lion,Crusades%2C%20between%201097%20and%201291.

Sounds interesting. ..

Last edited by Old g*t (05/6/2020 7:58 AM)

**Posted by AndyT** 13/6/2020 6:24 PM

Army lists covered:
[list=1]
[*]Western Crusaders
[*]Italian Maritime Republics
[*]Frankish Settlers (Pullani)
[*]Christian Military Orders
[*]Pilgrims
[*]Marauders
[*]Muslim Principalities of Syria and Anatolia, and Assassins
[*]Fatimid Egypt
[*]Saladin, Ayyubids and Mamluks
[*]Mongols
[*]Byzantines
[*]Armenian
[/list]

**Posted by robb** 21/6/2020 11:31 AM

It does sound interesting

**Posted by Old g*t** 06/7/2020 8:53 AM

Apparently it has gone to the printers.

Getting there.

**Posted by Old g*t** 24/8/2020 8:11 AM

Extract from FB post:

Not out yet. We are awaiting shipment from the printer! It will be available from Northstar military figures and DriveThru RPG, but we will notify when it is available (hopefully soon!).

FB link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/411956772300198/?post_id=1596093860553144

Cheers

**Posted by MikeW** 24/8/2020 8:17 AM

Thanks for the update, John. I will be getting a copy (price permitting!) as it looks like a really good addition to the excellent Lion Rampant collection.

I did buy Outremer: Faith and Blood but it has a different approach and requires more paperwork creating and developing the characters.

Cheers

Mike

**Posted by Old g*t** 25/8/2020 2:04 PM

After reading the description of Outremer, I never really fancied it too much and passed on it.

Cheers

**Posted by Old g*t** 10/9/2020 4:30 AM

North star announced an unspecified delay...

See FB https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3801151703247037&id=218634441498799

Cheers

**Posted by Old g*t** 25/9/2020 3:19 PM

The electronic version is available (£10), with the printed version coming.

See https://licensing.edinburgh-innovations.ed.ac.uk/i/copyright/4306-lionrampant.html?fbclid=IwAR0Bw1_n0ilR5Jo2zd_Es8Aqm4HeOC6DVVYGWok8cx8PNXw7M9P-qRYGisM

Enjoy

**Posted by Old g*t** 29/9/2020 7:23 AM

Here's a review of the new book:
https://wargamingasp.blogspot.com/2020/09/lion-rampant-crusader-states-review.html?fbclid=IwAR3-M_tNA3WDy7nlQBzf1qkcz8nJoyAwS0dn2ql0VcGoIliiRnYjNDJX_gI

Enjoy

**Posted by AndyT** 29/9/2020 6:43 PM

£20 on the Northstar website: https://www.northstarfigures.com/prod.php?prod=15035&fbclid=IwAR2VWdDENrXD2mE4xMExVmqgiC-7rOE1YfAy3baDVUy5xlQFIAHuJZM-hoU

Presumably Rob can get a discount on this?